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Lot# 5048 - Auction 321-332

  • Lot# : 5048 Barbados

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    1852/55: (4 d.) brownish-red on blued, imperforate withg large margins all round, in combination with 1860 1 d. blue, pin-perforated but separated by scissors, on 1860 cover to Long Plain Post Office, Mass., USA tied by numeral "1" obliterator of Bridgetown in black and by "STEAMSHIP / 10" due marking of transit. Red manuscript "4" pence in manuscript at left, and reverse with BARBADOES double arc cds (March 12) and ST. THOMAS cds of British P.O. (March 15) in black. Unrecorded in the Peter C. Ford "Barbados" census. Minor edge wear to envelope, a rare cover.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold